'The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.'
Right from his arrest in May 2014, the Nagpur jail authorities have denied Professor Saibaba his basic rights, even flouting court orders in the process.
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the brouhaha after the prime minister could not attend what critics describe as a sparsely attended BJP rally in Ferozepur, Punjab, because protesters blocked part of the route.
'There have been more than 70 cases of extra-judicial killings in Assam.' 'In some cases, people have been taken away from their homes by the police and then shot.'
Uttam Ghosh wishes all our readers a Healthy, Happy, Kind and Successful 2022.
Uttam Ghosh wonders when Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's promise of Acche Din will become a reality.
Would a Muslim or Christian or Dalit mob who lynched someone because their religious feelings were hurt be given State protection? asks Jyoti Punwani.
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the speculation about who's really in charge of the BCCI -- Dada or Dad's putra?
No report of the violence was sent by Mumbai's police commissioner to the government. Why was the violence then considered serious enough to be included in the Terms of Reference? Was it a balancing act to counter the accusations that were then being made against Hindutva leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote?
The Supreme Court found enough grounds to order a CBI probe into 1,528 extra-judicial killings in Manipur between 2000 and 2012.
Uttam Ghosh asks if Mamata Banerjee plans to make the Congress redundant in the run-up to the 2024 elections.
The police do not have it in them to confront the Hindutva groups in a country ruled by a Hindutva party. No wonder Munawar Faruqui feels this is the end for him, asserts Jyoti Punwani.
'Father Stan was concerned about other innocents who may be implicated and put inside without the slightest proof, the way he was.'
'An international survey has shown that India figures high in the list of countries on people's approval of torture.' 'What is surprising is that even if you look at the many vibrant social movements we've had, there's been no campaign that predominantly focuses on police torture.'
'Why potentially anybody, not only Muslims and Dalits, can be subjected to custodial death?'
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's sudden decision to repeal the three farm laws.
There exists a curious link between Advocate Niteen Pradhan's client Milind Ekbote and Harshali Potdar: Both have blamed each other for the Bhima Koregaon violence, notes Jyoti Punwani.
'One police officer told me that trials take forever, conviction rates are low.' 'So one way to judge states' performance on handling crime is through the 'recovery rate' of their police.' 'The fastest way to get recovery is by torturing the accused.'
Uttam Ghosh is puzzled by the anger generated over Vir Das's observations -- at a time when so many serious issues confront this great nation -- and offers his take on 'Two Indias'.
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the events in Tripura, which led to several people being charged under the draconian UAPA, for questioning the state government's version on the recent violence in the state.
